Abstract: A simulated baby nursing bottle has spaced inner and outer cylindrical shells providing a narrow annular cavity therebetween in which is disposed a colored liquid. The cap provides a concealed chamber into which the liquid may drain when the bottle is tipped downwardly. The simulated nipple includes an axially reciprocatable portion which acts upon a compressible member communicating with a clear liquid within the inner shell to produce air bubbles and agitation of the liquid within the container when the reciprocatable portion is depressed. In one embodiment, a second compressible member is provided in the bottom of the inner shell which is vented to the atmosphere and which is compressed to expel air therefrom when the first compressible member is compressed by the nipple portion.

Abstract: A doll is provided with a sound generating mechanism which includes a cavity-defining enclosure in the head, a sound generating bladder in the enclosure, a compressible pillow in the torso, and a conduit extending between the pillow and the bladder. When the pillow is compressed, air passing through the bladder causes it to vibrate and flutter and produce a sound which is amplified in the cavity-defining enclosure. The doll's torso is soft so that pressure applied to the back of the torso will compress the pillow.

Abstract: A ball holding device has an elongated handle having a cavity opening at one end thereof and a passage opening to the side thereof spaced from its one end. Seated in the cavity is an elastomeric vacuum cup which has a body portion disposed in the cavity with a conduit portion extending outwardly of the passage. The cup has a passage extending from a spherical recess of the vacuum cup through the body portion and then through the conduit portion to the exterior of the handle so that a user may open or close the passage by movement of the thumb. The handle includes internal ribs which support and engage the body portion of the vacuum cup to provide firm support and engagement therefor.

Abstract: A simulated figure with articulated limbs and a pivotable head has a torso comprised of front and back sections which interfit to define a cavity and provide neck, arm and leg apertures. An armature is seated in the cavity and has arm and leg portions extending from a center portion to the arm and leg apertures and terminating in generally spherical elements. The upper ends of the arms and legs have generally spherical socket recesses which seat the spherical elements of the armature to provide pivotal movement in several axes. The legs have a pair of interfitting upper leg sections which provide a horizontal post in a slot at the lower end, and a lower leg member with a hinge projection seated on this post and pivotable thereabout in the slot. The figure may have an antennae structure including a base seated in the head cavity and a antennae extending outwardly through an aperture therein.

Abstract: A liquid squirting simulated creature is comprised of a front section having a body, legs and head, and a rear section which is assembled thereto. The front section is comprised of top and bottom elements defining a cavity therebetween and front and rear apertures, as well as apertures extending along the sides thereof through which a multiplicity of legs extend. The rear section is a resiliently compressible bulbous member providing a chamber therewithin to contain fluid and having a neck portion extending through the aperture in the rear wall of the front section. A tubular conduit is seated in an opening in the neck portion of the rear section and extends to a front aperture in the front section so as to provide the conduit for discharge of fluid from the chamber therethrough. The leg members are comprised of a web on each side interconnecting a multiplicity of legs on that side of the front section, and flexible portions which extend through apertures along the sides of the front section.

Abstract: A glove puppet figure has wings capable of simulating flapping movement while producing an audible sound, and driven by a mechanism that is uncomplicated and yet effective. The figure may have a head component that can be moved, by manipulation of the operator's finger, relative to a body which is held substantially immobile on the operator's hand, and the glove empolyed is not only functional but also contributes to aesthetic appeal. The wings are removably mounted to the body by flexible coupling members. The wings are fabricated from a synthetic resinous laminate and provides an iridescence to the wings.

Abstract: A glove puppet assembly, in the form of a spider-like creature, has a tail or abdomen portion which can be articulated by wrist action. It may also have an articulated, finger-operated head component, and utilizes a gripping ring holder and a glove member which facilitate movement of its parts while, in the case of the glove member, also contributing to the aesthetic effect. A plush covering may be provided upon a section of the body member, particularly the tail portion.

Abstract: A hand puppet figure has head components which can be moved, by manipulation of the operator's finger, relative to a body which is held substantially immobile on the operator's hand. The puppet figure may have wings capable of simulating flapping movement, while producing an audible sound, and the glove employed is both functional and contributes to aesthetic appeal.

Abstract: A glove puppet assembly simulating a creature with movable claws has a body member and forwardly extending claw members with lever arm portions which extend into the cavity of the body member. A bell crank assembly in the cavity is pivotally connected to the inner ends of the lever arm portions, and an actuator connected to the bell crank assembly extends outwardly of the body member so that it may be manually actuated to pivot the bell crank assembly and cause the forward ends of the claw members to move relative to each other. A glove is secured to the lower outer surface of the body member and has a finger thereof extending through a ring portion on the actuator so that the user's finger may be pivoted downwardly to provide the desired manual action. The creature also includes a tail member pivoted to the body member, and it is pivotable by relative motion between the forearm and hand of the user in the glove.

Abstract: A cord-climbing simulated creature has a body comprised of a bottom section and a top section with apertures on each side through which extend legs from a common web member disposed on each side. On the outer surface of the top section of the creature's body is an upstanding post. A winch assembly in the body includes a housing and a winch which has a pair of axially spaced winch sections of different diameter. An elongated flexible string member extends about the smaller diameter winch section and out the front end of the simulated creature and has its outer end attached to a hook element. The opposite end of the string-like member extends about the larger diameter winch section and out through the rear of the creature's body and its outer end is secured to a spool which is adapted to coil the string-like member thereabout and to seat on the post formed on the body member.

Abstract: A creature with snapping jaws is comprised of a pair of body members defining a body cavity. The lower body member defines a lower jaw portion, an upper jaw member which has a lever arm extending into the cavity at one end, and disposed thereover is wherein it is pivotally mounted for pivotal motion relative to the lower jaw. Also pivotally mounted in the body cavity is an actuator with a button portion projecting through an aperture in the top of the body member and a cam portion which is engageable with the lever arm to produce pivotal movement thereof to open the upper jaw. Biasing means normally biases the upper jaw member into its closed position over the lower jaw portion and the button portion into an elevated position. When the button portion is depressed by finger action, the upper jaw member is opened by the cam action and at a point of maximum opening, the upper jaw member moves clear of its cam surface and snaps shut.